Suzanne Archer Education Kit

29 Pages·2011·0.83 MB·English

SUZANNE ARCHER:
Afterlife // Education Kit
A MAITLAND REGIONAL ART GALLERY TOURING EXHIBITION CURATED BY JOSEPH EISENBERG
As death is feared man would like to prevent it. He is also apt to regard himself as
an exceptional creature with intellectual and moral stature that makes his death
seem incongruous 1
John Hinton
[cover image] Aftermath, 2005 oil on canvas 275 x 275 cm 1 Hinton, J. (1972, 2nd edition) Dying. Penguin, Great Britain.
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Contents
> FOCUS WORKS 3>8
PLATE 1 > Icon II, 2008 oil on canvas 240 x 307 cm
PLATE 2 > Guardians, 2007 oil and wax on canvas 242 x 242 cm

PLATE 3 > Shelf V – Topsy, 2008 mixed media 90.2 x 68.7 x 43cm
PLATE 4 > Epona, 2004 mixed media 86 x 60 x 24 cm
PLATE 5 > Masks (self-portrait with horse’s skull), 2005, oil on canvas 240 x 242 cm
PLATE 6 > Scamper, 2007 oil and wax on canvas 240 x 240 cm

> NOTES ON USE 9
> AFTERLIFE 10>16
> ARTIST’S LIFE : SUZANNE ARCHER 17>21
> EXPLORING SUZANNE ARCHER: AFTERLIFE 22>27
THROUGH ART, LITERATURE AND MUSIC
Suggestions for Secondary and Tertiary students
> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 28
[cover image] Aftermath, 2005 oil on canvas 275 x 275 cm
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PLATE 1
[above] Suzanne Archer, Icon II, 2008 oil on canvas 240 x 307 cm
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PLATE 2
[above] Suzanne Archer, Icon II, 2008 oil on canvas 240 x 307 cm [above] Suzanne Archer, Guardians, 2007 oil and wax on canvas 242 x 242 cm
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PLATE 3
[above] Suzanne Archer, Shelf V – Topsy, 2008 mixed media 90.2 x 68.7 x 43cm
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PLATE 4
[above] Suzanne Archer, Shelf V – Topsy, 2008 mixed media 90.2 x 68.7 x 43cm [above] Suzanne Archer, Epona, 2004 mixed media 86 x 60 x 24 cm
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PLATE 5
[above] Suzanne Archer, Masks (self-portrait with horse’s skull), 2005 oil on canvas 240 x 242 cm
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PLATE 6
[above] Suzanne Archer, Masks (self-portrait with horse’s skull), 2005 oil on canvas 240 x 242 cm [above] Suzanne Archer, Scamper, 2007 oil and wax on canvas 240 x 240 cm
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Notes on use:
This document has been produced by Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) as
supporting educational material for the touring exhibition Suzanne Archer: Afterlife.
Because of themes and motifs present in Archer’s work, this document focuses its support
on teachers of secondary or tertiary students, and particular sections of this kit are based
on NSW Visual Art Syllabi for years 7-12, omitting K-6. Additionally, this resource can
be utilised by public program staff and the general public whilst visiting the exhibition.
MRAG strongly supports experience-based learning, particularly in the area of arts and
culture. This education kit should be used as part of a unit of work that includes a visit to
the art gallery to view Suzanne Archer: Afterlife.
Suggestions for developing students’ understandings have been included at the end of
this education kit. This section contains several suggestions for further study, art making
activities and questions or concepts relating to the exhibition that could be expanded
upon in the classroom. You may need to adapt these ideas to suit the specific needs of
your students.
> ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION PUBLICATIONS
Suzanne Archer: Afterlife (2010). Catalogue, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Australia.
Catalogue essay by Joe Eisenberg OAM. ISBN: 978-0-9807520-5-2
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